The initial flag of East Germany adopted in 1948 was identical to that of
West Germany. In 1959, the East German government issued a new version of the flag bearing the national emblem, serving to distinguish East from West.
^a Dissolved by the
Volkskammer on 8 December 1958.
^b Population statistics according to
Statistisches Bundesamt.
^c Although
.dd was reserved as corresponding
ISO code for East Germany, it was not entered to the root before the country was reunited with the west.